Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Alexander county; the Hon. Oliver A. Harker, Judge, presiding. Petition for mandamus, by the Attorney General, sets forth “that on or about the 16th day of February, 1885, the Cairo and St. Louis Bailroad Company became incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, with power to build, construct, etc., a railroad from East St. Louis, in the county of St. Clair, in the State of Illinois, to the city of Cairo, in the county of…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Alexander county; the Hon. Oliver A. Harker, Judge, presiding. Petition for mandamus, by the Attorney General, sets forth “that on or about the 16th day of February, 1885, the Cairo and St. Louis Bailroad Company became incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, with power to build, construct, etc., a railroad from East St. Louis, in the county of St. Clair, in the State of Illinois, to the city of Cairo, in the county of Alexander, in the State of Illinois, and that said body.corporate did then construct and equip said railroad from East St.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Soholeield
Eailway stations for the receipt and discharge of passengers and freight are for the profit and convenience of both the company and the public. Their location 'at points most desirable for the convenience of travel and business is alike indispensable to the efficient operation of the road and the enjoyment of it as a highway by the public. Necessarily, therefore, the company can not be compelled, on the one hand, to locate stations at points where the cost of maintaining them will exceed the profits resulting therefrom to the company, nor allowed, on the other hand, to locate them so far…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bestor v. WathenIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- People ex rel. Hunt v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- People ex rel. Walker v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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- Edwards v. Goldsboro.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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